As the House assembled, Bharatiya Janata Party leader V K Malhotra, supported by his party colleagues and members of the Janata Dal-United and Shiv Sena, sought the removal of the Bihar governor alleging that he had "interfered" in the functioning of the Railway Ministry.

As Malhotra further alleged that Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav had claimed that Buta Singh was his appointee, there was a furore in the House with RJD members charging the BJP leader with "misleading" it. Heated exchanges followed between both sides.

While the JD-U member of Parliament demanded the recall of Buta Singh and the removal of Lalu Yadav from the Union Cabinet, RJD leader Devendra Prasad Yadav quoted the rules to say that the governor's role cannot be discussed in the House as per the notices given by the Opposition for suspension of Question Hour and adjournment of proceedings.

Ram Gopal Yadav (Samajwadi Party) suggested to the speaker that the House be adjourned to meet at 2 pm to pass the crucial National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill.

Trouble broke out as soon as the House met for the day with BJP member S S Ahluwalia, supported by party colleague Ravi Shankar Prasad, raising the issue of RJD chief Lalu Yadav's reported claims that the Bihar governor was his nominee.

Chairman Bhairon Singh Shekhawat repeatedly tried to prevent the agitated members from disrupting the Question Hour, but BJP members rushed to the aisle and then moved towards the Well, from where they shouted slogans.

Despite the Chair ruling that nothing would go on record, the opposition members kept chanting anti-Lalu andanti-Bihar Governor slogans, because of which the replies to a couple of questions could not be heard.

Citing rules, Shekhawat repeatedly pleaded that since the opposition members had not given in writing the demand for suspension of the Question Hour, he could not allow them to raise the issue.

However, he said, he could give them permission after the Question Hour.